Multiple Senior System Engineer

Gateway Synergy is looking for a highly experienced Senior System Engineer for a government agency who hold active NV1, NV2 or TSPV security clearances. An exciting opportunity is open for a rapidly growing project. Be part of a team that makes meaningful changes and improves Australian lives. 

The Role
The agency is seeking candidates who hold active NV1, NV2 or TSPV security clearances. Please clearly indicate the level held within your responses. System Engineers manage activities and tasks relating to requirements development, system definition, design and development, integration, verification and validation.

We require multiple EL1 equivalent System Engineers to fill positions across the organisation. A merit pool will be created for future positions that may arise. Suitable candidates will be required to complete agency’s Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA). This will be required either prior to commencing or within 12 months of commencement, as required by the assigned work area. The agency will allocate successful candidates to work areas based on operational needs.

The agency expects the candidates will be able to facilitate planning, organisation, integration and delivery of complex systems engineering services and products

Key Responsibilities

• Develop systems engineering documentation, system designs, and systems maintenance plans and configuration management plans. Contribute to project plans ticketing systems and project timelines.
• Deploy hosting platforms in a scale-able and sustainable and method. Version control source code, use automation codebase for platform deployment, and maintain consistency in standards across the portfolio of platforms.
• Analyse complex systems engineering issues across a range of capability elements and apply expertise to identify and recommend courses of action
• Undertake stakeholder engagement to identify business needs. Share knowledge with stakeholder including giving architectural overviews, presentation and responses to requested architectural advice.
• Document the system designs and implementation processes. Use project tracking tools to track the progress of project delivery.
• Resolve issues and or problems that arise during the course of capability development projects.
• Assist in the continuous improvement process by developing and enhancing procedures.

The Candidate
Essential Criteria:

• ITOP 5 – Provides technical leadership to optimise the performance of IT infrastructure. Investigates and manages the adoption of tools, techniques and processes (including automation) for the management of systems and services. Oversees the planning, installation, maintenance and acceptance of new and updated infrastructure components and infrastructure-based services. Aligns to service expectations, security requirements and other quality standards. Ensures that operational procedures and documentation are fit for purpose and kept up to date. Ensures that operational issues are identified, recorded, monitored and resolved. Provides appropriate status and other reports to specialists, users and managers.
• DESN 5 – Designs large or complex systems and undertakes impact analysis on major design options and trade-offs. Ensures that the system design balances functional and non-functional requirements. Reviews systems designs and ensures that appropriate methods, tools and techniques are applied effectively. Makes recommendations and assesses and manages associated risks. Adopts and adapts system design methods, tools and techniques. Contributes to development of system design policies, standards and selection of architecture components.
• HSIN 5 – Takes responsibility for installation and/or decommissioning projects. Provides effective team leadership, including information flow to and from the customer during project work. Develops and implements quality plans and method statements. Monitors the effectiveness of installations and ensures that appropriate recommendations for change are made.
• SINT 5 – Plans and drives activities to develop organisational systems integration and build capabilities including automation and continuous integration. Identifies, evaluates and manages the adoption of tools, techniques and processes to create a robust integration framework. Provides authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of systems integration. Leads integration work in line with the agreed system and service design. Assesses risks and takes preventative action. Measures and monitors applications of standards. Contributes to the development of organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for systems integration.

Technical skills

• Holds a Bachelor degree in computer science, IT, software engineering, mechanical engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting UNIX-based environments.
• Strong knowledge of programming languages.
• Experience in monitoring systems to ensure optimal performance.
• Familiarity with automation software.
• Understanding of cloud platforms is desirable.

Desirable criteria
Our ideal candidates will bring the following attributes:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Desire to be accountable for their actions
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrate leadership behaviours
• Willing to challenge the traditional ways of doing business
• Thrive in dynamic environments and comfortable with ambiguity
• Outcome-focused mindset
• Adaptability, resilience, flexibility and teamwork, including regionally dispersed teams, if applicable. Please provide a brief explanation of your experience covering these attributes. (Guide – 300 to 400 words.)

Highly Desirable:

• Candidates must have a NV1, NV2 or TSPV security clearance.

Please provide a response to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters.

Closing date vacancy:
Wednesday, 05 March 2025 • 11:59pm, Canberra time

If you would like to look at our other unlisted roles, you can find them at: https://gatewaysynergy.com.au/careers/ 
 
You must submit a CV on application prior to a phone call with Wiliana on 0482 074 845

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